Where does Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. ranks #2,201 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. hold?

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. holds 179 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 75 technology areas.

What is Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 55.1 out of 100 (top 7% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -14% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s patents?

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s patents average 13.7 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Q: What technology areas does Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. focus on?

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s top technology area is G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry) with 27 patents, ranking #128 of 1,814 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 75 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 179 granted patents across 75 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Stanley ranks #2,201 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 179 patents across 75 technology areas.

#2,201
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 7%
by Innovation Score (55.1/100): 13.7
avg claims per patent: -14%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R2201 · US Corporation #2,201 · 179 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DOWN · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 179 grants
TOP-DECILE #2,201/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Inteva Products
CPC-WIDE G01C · 75 areas
INNOV-PAR 55.1/100
CLAIMS-RICH 13.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DOWN -14% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Inteva Products, LLC (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Stanley’s 55.1 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 17.9 pts (32%) Velocity 4.0 pts (7%) Breadth 25.0 pts (45%) Claim depth 8.2 pts (15%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Intervet · near

55
Albert Einstein… · near

55
Fu Tai Hua Industry… · near

55
Kyungpook National… · near

55
Stanley Black & Decker · this assignee

55
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Stanley's Innovation Score is 55.1/100 (top 7% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Stanley?

Each dot is one of Stanley’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Stanley’s own 13.7 claims/patent is at or below the 14.8 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Stanley vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

How Stanley's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. received 77 grants versus 90 in 2015–2019 (-14% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2019 at 22 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 9. Lead class G01C accounts for 15.1% of the portfolio across 75 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Inteva Products, LLC (#2,198) and Campagnolo S.R.L. (#2,206).

Stanley's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. moved from 62 to 37 grants (0.60x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #2,452. See the growth leaderboard.

Inteva Products

179
Katholieke Univer…

179
Kureha

179
Synaptive Medical…

179
The University of…

179
ZF CV Systems Eur…

179
Stanley Black & D… ◀

179
Brain

178
Campagnolo S R L

178

What this shows Stanley holds 179 patents at rank #2,202, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Stanley

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,202 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in G01C (Measuring Distances)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Stanley's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Stanley, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In G01C (Measuring Distances), Stanley ranks #128 of 1,814 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (55 here).

Albert Einstein College of Medicine 55 Kyungpook National University Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation 55 Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. 55 Intervet Inc. 55

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (13.7 here).

Deutsches Zentrum FÜR LUFT—UND Raumfahrt E.V. 13.7 avg MPI Corporation 13.7 avg West Pharma. Services IL, Ltd. 13.7 avg Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd. 13.7 avg

Stanley's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

55 Top 7% higher than 93% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	19	10.6%
2016	21	11.7%
2017	11	6.1%
2018	17	9.5%
2019	22	12.3%
2020	18	10.1%
2021	22	12.3%
2022	14	7.8%
2023	14	7.8%
2024	9	5.0%
2025partial year	12	6.7%

Which technologies does Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. patent most?

G01C - Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry 27

B26B - Hand-held Cutting Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 20

G01B - Measuring Length, Thickness OR Similar Linear DIMENSIONS; Measuring ANGLES; Measuring AREAS; Measuring Irregularities OF Surfaces OR Contours 19

B25B - Tools OR Bench Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR, FOR Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging OR Holding 14

Y02E - Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions, Related TO Energy Generation, Transmission OR Distribution 12

B25G - Handles FOR Hand Implements 10

B25D - Percussive Tools 9

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 8

B25H - Workshop Equipment, e.g. FOR Marking-out WORK; Storage Means FOR Workshops 7

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 7

H01S - Devices Using THE Process OF Light Amplification BY Stimulated Emission OF Radiation [LASER] TO Amplify OR Generate LIGHT; Devices Using Stimulated Emission OF Electromagnetic Radiation IN Wave Ranges Other Than Optical 7

B25C - Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling TOOLS; Manually Operated Portable Stapling Tools 7

B25F - Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR 6

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; Gravitational MEASUREMENTS; Detecting Masses OR OBJECTS; Tags 5

B65H - Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material, e.g. Sheets, Webs, Cables 5

Top 15 of 75 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s lead technology class is G01C (Measuring Distances, Levels OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; Gyroscopic INSTRUMENTS; Photogrammetry OR Videogrammetry), 15.1% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore G01C
Ranked #2,201 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. against Inteva Products, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 55.1/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

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